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Lara Pierpoint Recognized on 2024 Fin-Erth Women in Climate List
We’re thrilled to share that Lara Pierpoint, Managing Director of Trellis Climate, has been recognized on the 2024 Fin-Erth Women in Climate List!
Lara was nominated by Samia Qader, host of the Climate Tech 360 podcast, for her outstanding work in unlocking climate solutions. This recognition highlights her contributions alongside 100 other incredible women from around the globe who are driving meaningful progress in climate and sustainability.
Reflecting on 2024: A Celebration of Milestones Shaping the Future of Climate Finance
As we look back on 2024, we’re filled with gratitude for the incredible partnerships that have joined us in our mission to unlock catalytic capital and change the future of climate finance. Together, we’ve advanced innovative solutions to tackle the climate crisis. We want to thank every partner and program participant who joined us on this journey. Your contributions and collaboration inspire us to keep scaling solutions to achieve a world in which humanity thrives without the threat of climate change.
Trellis Climate Leads Panels On 'Achieving Speed and Scale' at VERGE 24
This year, Trellis Climate organized a two-part panel “Achieving Speed and Scale: Financial Tools for Catalyzing FOAK Climate Projects” at Verge 2024 in San Jose, CA. The session was focused on highlighting the role of corporate partnerships for supply, plant construction, and offtake in bridging the commercialization gap.
Lara Pierpoint Hosts New Climate Podcast: The Green Blueprint
We are thrilled to announce The Green Blueprint, a new podcast hosted by Lara Pierpoint, Managing Director of Trellis Climate, in partnership with Latitude Media, about the architects of the clean energy economy.
We’ve already invented many of the technologies we need to decarbonize the global economy. But much of that tech is still sitting on the sidelines, waiting to get financed and built at scale.
So what can we learn from the people who are bringing new technologies from the lab to the market, constructing first-of-a-kind projects, building companies, challenging and transforming incumbents, and finding the right kind of investment to support their scaling?
The show profiles the people who are doing the dirty work of scaling clean technologies: founders, investors, engineers, policymakers, and organizational leaders who are solving a complex set of challenges in the quest to scale quickly.
Keri Browder Joins Climate Chat Podcast with Dan Miller
Keri Browder, our Director of Impact Accountability and Director of Project Frame, joined Steering Committee member Dan Miller of The Roda Group on his podcast, Climate Chat, to talk all things climate investing and impact!
Prime Advocates for Philanthropy's Role in Boston's Retrofit Efforts
Prime Coalition was honored to join the Boston Green Ribbon Commission in providing advisory support for The Boston Foundation's latest climate report, Powering Up Together, which focuses on the urgent need to retrofit Boston’s small buildings to meet the city’s net-zero emissions goals.
Sarah Kearney Speaks at Climate Tech Summit
Our Executive Director, Sarah Kearney, participated in a panel discussion titled 'How do we get there? Investment Mobilization + Private Sector Engagement' at the Climate Tech Summit, hosted by Google X and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) during New York Climate Week.
Lara Pierpoint Moderates Panel at Carbon Removal Summit
Lara Pierpoint, Managing Director of Trellis Climate, took part in the 2024 Carbon Removal Capital Summit in San Francisco. This summit, organized by Santander CIB in collaboration with the XPRIZE Foundation, brought together global leaders and experts in carbon management to discuss pivotal strategies for rebalancing Earth's carbon cycle.
Lara Pierpoint moderated a panel titled Innovative Financing Models for Carbon Removal Projects, alongside four incredible women who are unlocking new approaches to finance CDR, including Annalise Downey, Head of Climate Consulting at Sylvera, April Allderdice, CEO of MicroEnergy Credits, Nicole Pasricha, Head of Climate and Impact at ALMA, and Shirin Jamshidi, Director of Investments, Asia, Middle East, North Africa at the DFC.
Trellis Climate Attends New York Climate Week
Members of the Trellis Climate team, including Managing Director Lara Pierpoint, Principal Emily Lewis O'Brian, and Principal Lee Scott, spoke at several New York Climate Week events while also attending a dozen sessions focused on the critical capital gap faced by climate technologies as they scale for impact. The Trellis team’s active participation in these conversations around First-of-a-Kind (FOAK) climate projects brought forward invaluable insights on the challenges and opportunities for accelerating the transition to a net-zero economy by supporting FOAK projects.
Keri Browder Attends White House Climate Capital Convening
Prime Coalition was honored to attend the White House’s Climate Capital Convening for an engaged discussion about driving capital to climate solutions, centered around the Biden administration’s Investing in America agenda, on May 30, 2024.
Prime’s NOLA Team Retreat & Service Trip
Our retreat in New Orleans was a blend of learning, cultural immersion, and community service. Check out our blog post to learn more about our time in NOLA!
Highlights from Prime Coalition’s Events at SF Climate Week
Prime Coalition was honored to join the 15,000+ guests and 750+ organizations participating in this year’s San Francisco Climate Week (SFCW). The Prime team hosted and participated in 4 key events at SFCW, including two Prime hosted events, which were our Climate Finance Reception and our CRANE Tool launch at the panel discussion, Understanding the Future Impacts of Climate Tech — Today.
Additionally, Lara Pierpoint, Managing Director of Trellis Climate, also spoke at two other events, including LabStart’s discussion on how organizations are supporting climate tech entrepreneurs and the Scaling Hardtech Climate Solutions: a FOAK (First of a Kind) Summit. We’re excited to share our topline highlights from each of these events.